TechEd IT Professional EMEA: Client Track Top 5

In my previous post I shared the Top 5 of my track (Windows Server) now it’s time to talk about the Windows Client track which is owned by my colleague Lutz Seidemann. Lutz decided not to add any Windows 7 session to his Top 5 but I’m pretty sure that some of them will be very highly attended and rated.

The Case of the Unexplained…with Mark Russinovich

Come hear Mark Russinovich, the master of Windows troubleshooting, walk you through step by step how he has solved seemingly unsolvable system and application problems on Windows. With all new real case studies, Mark shows how to apply the Microsoft Debugging Tools and his own Sysinternals tools, including Process Explorer, Process Monitor, and Autoruns to solve system crashes, process hangs, security vulnerabilities, DLL conflicts, permissions problems, registry misconfiguration, network hangs, and file system issues. These tools are used on a daily basis by Microsoft Product Support and have been used effectively to solve a wide variety of desktop and server issues, so being familiar with their operation and application will assist you in dealing with different problems on Windows.

What’s New for Your Enterprise in Windows Internet Explorer 8

Learn about the new features in Internet Explorer 8 that will delight your users. See hands on demonstrations of the new features and hear the application compatibility and security and privacy story. Most importantly, get tips on how to prepare your environment to roll out Internet Explorer 8

Coming soon: New features in Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2009

Come examine the new features and capabilities that will be provided in the upcoming Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2009 release. This release will provide full support for Windows 7 and associated deployment tools, continued support for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, and many other enhancements.

Vista Security Weirdness: MIC, UIPI, Protected Mode IE

Dig into the architecture, purposes, and real-world manifestations of the new technologies in Windows Vista and how they impact application compatibility. This session dives into Mandatory Integrity Control (MIC), User Interface Privilege Isolation (UIPI), Protected Mode Internet Explorer, and why customers should not disable UAC. Learn how PMIE's "virtualization" is completely different from UAC's file and registry virtualization.

Mitigating Application Issues Using Shims Part 1 and Part 2

In this first part of a two-part series, explore many of the compatibility issues that the Windows team has experienced at customer sites in the context of what we can fix without updating the application, and how to fix it. The Windows Application Compatibility Infrastructure (Shim Infrastructure) is a powerful tool for resolving compatibility issues and unblocking Windows Vista deployments, but understanding where and how to leverage and configure shims can be daunting until you learn some of the tricks and subtleties, many of which we expose!

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